Daily Archives: January 10, 2019

Excessive vascular fibrosis predicts early failure of hemodialysis fistulas

Patients with end-stage renal disease require a functional vascular access to receive hemodialysis and prolong their lives. The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred vascular access for hemodialysis. The AVF is surgically created by connecting a superficial

Opium use increases the chance of pancreas cancer in a large population-based study

Pancreas cancer is a common cancer with few treatment options and as a result is associated with considerably reduced chances of survival for the patients. Several factors such as obesity, diabetes, and smoking (including smokeless and other